The weather leaves much to desire. I have been blessed with a wonderful weekend of endless whining, crying, sulking and screaming...add to that fatigue and hours spent cooking up a storm. The weekend is almost over and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel,the blinding light which instils hope and gives me strength to fight yet another day.
What I was most proud of was my culinary achievements: I made xiu mai simmered in caramel sauce, pearl meatballs /which were the size of golf balls), spriracha and mustard chicken drumsticks, xoi ga`, Vietnamese grilled pork : thi.t nuong
I was satisfied with the results and ended up with at least 6 meals from all that cooking.
Baby Taz seems to be making inroads into his linguistics and honing his skills mainly by mimicry. He is a perfect example of a copycat. Today when Lil Miss N wanted to hold my hand, he proceeded to do the same and sweetly said : 'Mama, wanna hold your hand mama'
It is rather poignant and those little moments of intimacy and tenderness makes up for whole days of frustrations arising from out of control kids.
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samedi 19 juin 2010
mercredi 16 juin 2010
vendredi 11 juin 2010
Baby language evolution
Fourmi, fourmi, fourmiiiiiiii !
Baby Taz is fascinated by birds, insects and ants in particular.
He knows how to say bird, ant and dog.
His vocabulary is broadening ever so slowly.
He knows how to kid around and when asked 'where's Baby Taz?' He will respond Baby Taz here but points towards someone else. He knows to play round.
Baby Taz is fascinated by birds, insects and ants in particular.
He knows how to say bird, ant and dog.
His vocabulary is broadening ever so slowly.
He knows how to kid around and when asked 'where's Baby Taz?' He will respond Baby Taz here but points towards someone else. He knows to play round.
samedi 5 juin 2010
Week 23/52
One of Lil Miss N's favourite subjects to draw is Hello Kitty. She is a girl who is influenced largely by her environment and is easily impressionable by adverts primarily.She does have a talent for drawing and easily surpasses me in terms of artistic talent.
lundi 31 mai 2010
mardi 25 mai 2010
Reconnaissance
I was especially stoked when I heard Lil Miss N utter
'Je sais que tu travail très dure tous les jours mama.' with an utmost respect and recognition of what I do for her and her siblings everyday.
I feel vindicated and that my efforts are worthwhile even if they are not renumerated or have not materialised into a paycheck and will not be recognised by society at large as home duties, child rearing and housework are considered banal. It is as if those who simply tend their nests and take care of their own families are worthless because they do not contribute positively to society by way of paying taxes.
Aside from polemic and what not It is for those few touching words that I strive so hard for.
'Je t'aime de tout, tout, tout mon cœur'
Those are words to melt a mummy's heart.
Awww
It is not merely sentimental but purely love that ultimately renders us happy and balanced or whole.
Je vous aime tous mes chers, chers enfants pour toujours !
Ta maman cherie
'Je sais que tu travail très dure tous les jours mama.' with an utmost respect and recognition of what I do for her and her siblings everyday.
I feel vindicated and that my efforts are worthwhile even if they are not renumerated or have not materialised into a paycheck and will not be recognised by society at large as home duties, child rearing and housework are considered banal. It is as if those who simply tend their nests and take care of their own families are worthless because they do not contribute positively to society by way of paying taxes.
Aside from polemic and what not It is for those few touching words that I strive so hard for.
'Je t'aime de tout, tout, tout mon cœur'
Those are words to melt a mummy's heart.
Awww
It is not merely sentimental but purely love that ultimately renders us happy and balanced or whole.
Je vous aime tous mes chers, chers enfants pour toujours !
Ta maman cherie
vendredi 21 mai 2010
Milestones
Petit Suisse
began teething and had his first tooth at 3 months
began walking at 13 months
spoke his first words at 2 and a half and spoke fluently at 3 years
was toilet trained during the day at 3 and a half
and had his first amourette at 6 years old
Lil Miss N
began teething around 10 months
walked her first steps at 10 and a half months
spoke at 2 years
was toilet trained at 2 years and a few months (it has become hazy since I did not document this at the time)
Baby Taz
began teething at 6 months
walked his first steps at 12 months
speaks a couple of words around 2 years and 3 months
is still in the process of being toilet trained
Baby Ben
had her first tooth at 10 months (sort of following in her sister's steps)
walked at 14 months
is already babbling 'mama', 'papa' and most impressively of all she utters 'Me.' which is Vietnamese for mum(not all that easy to pronounce and acquire) at 15 months
has not been put on the toilet training seat as yet
began teething and had his first tooth at 3 months
began walking at 13 months
spoke his first words at 2 and a half and spoke fluently at 3 years
was toilet trained during the day at 3 and a half
and had his first amourette at 6 years old
Lil Miss N
began teething around 10 months
walked her first steps at 10 and a half months
spoke at 2 years
was toilet trained at 2 years and a few months (it has become hazy since I did not document this at the time)
Baby Taz
began teething at 6 months
walked his first steps at 12 months
speaks a couple of words around 2 years and 3 months
is still in the process of being toilet trained
Baby Ben
had her first tooth at 10 months (sort of following in her sister's steps)
walked at 14 months
is already babbling 'mama', 'papa' and most impressively of all she utters 'Me.' which is Vietnamese for mum(not all that easy to pronounce and acquire) at 15 months
has not been put on the toilet training seat as yet
Labour of love
Why I named these photos labour of love you may ask ?It took a hell of an effort to transport the beloved chandelier from where it came to our home in one piece and then a mighty effort to drill a hole in the ceiling powerful enough to withold the weight and defy gravity, painfully putting all the pieces together pendeloque par pendeloque and finally suspending the whole structure to the hook.
It is indeed my pièce de resistance.
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